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The announcement of Spears's pregnancy generated controversy, as the media was accused of using the story to " glamorize " teenage pregnancy.

Some teens were disappointed with the contrast between Spears's on screen personality as a " good girl " and her real life pregnancy.

Additional controversy surfaced because Spears was two years below the California age of consent, raising questions about her and Aldridge's age difference, and whether Aldridge could or would be charged with statutory rape ( although Spears was neither from California nor living there ).

It was later confirmed that Aldridge was just under two years older than Spears, which meant that he could be charged only with a misdemeanor under California law, since the crime is only charged as a felony if the two people having sex are at least three years apart in age.